Tyler's First Haircut

Tyler received his first haircut today! Our good friend Kara is well known for her haircuts. All the boys in the neighborhood get in a line, and Kara cuts their hair on her porch. Since today was such a beautiful day, all the boys lined up to get their monthly haircut. It just so happened that Tyler was in bad need of a haircut, and we couldn't resist. Before we knew it, Tyler was in line for his first haircut.

Here's a picture of Tyler before his haircut...

We weren't sure how Tyler would handle this new experience, especially since he's never even been around a set of clippers. To our suprise, Tyler never moved a muscle. I think he loved all the attention he was getting while he was in the chair and honestly I think he thought he was pretty cool!




In the end, our little man received his first buzz!

Tyler looks pretty dang cute!

Thanks Kara – you did a great job!

8 Months Old

Our little Tyler is 8 months old today! It's hard to believe he's growing up so fast.

Tyler has six teeth (four on the top and two on the bottom). Russ says Tyler's teeth look like Michael Strahan's (notice the gap).

He loves to eat anything and everything.

Our little man is pretty mobile these days. He can roll around with the best...we call him our "little steam roller"! Aside from rolling, he has also learned how to crawl...well it's his creative crawl! Tyler can grab the carpet and pull himself forward. Maybe it's his take on an army crawl! The funny part is, he gets his face involved when he moves forward. Hopefully he doesn't get a carpet burn! As of late, Tyler has also learned how to crawl backwards. He is so tricky!

Tyler is the sweetest little guy around. He is such a joy to have in our home, and he makes parenthood worth it. Tyler brings so much joy and excitement into our lives. Everyday Tyler has a something new to show us, and we love it! Happy 8 Months Tyler...we love you!

Happy Halloween!

This year was Tyler's first Halloween. It was a full day of food, family, friends, and fun!

Tyler's first experience with carving pumpkins was a hoot. Let's just say he loved every minute of it! After posing with the pumpkins that were about to be carved, Tyler was ready for the next big event.



He didn't hesitate with getting the "guts" out from the pumpkins. He dove right in and started to go to work!



Like we've mentioned before, Tyler loves to put everything in his mouth. I guess there's no exception with pumpkin guts. He thought they were pretty tasty!!



Here's a picture of the final product...Tyler and Reno sitting next to their pumpkins out on the front porch.



Tyler was able to go into work with me on Halloween; it was such a treat to have him there! Every year, the Forest Service has a Halloween luncheon and trick-or-treats for all the employees and their families. We invited Penni, Tucker and Dalli to attend the festivities, and boy did we have a lot of fun. The kids were able to trick-or-treat around the office, watch Hocus Pocus, eat good food, and make new friends with all the ghosts and goblins. Tyler was also able to see a few of his grown-up friends!



Tyler was a cute little mouse this year for Halloween. He loved to wear his costume as long as we were outside...it was a little too warm to wear inside. Take look at our cute little mouse...





To complete Tyler's costume, we included Reno. You guessed it; Reno was a piece of cheese!





After the Halloween party at the Forest Service, our little family when to Millard County to visit all the grandparents. After our visits, we went to the Holden Ward Halloween Party. This was a special treat for me because this is how I celebrated Halloween as a child. It was great to see the tradition is still alive! We were able to see a bunch of our hometown friends and yes we even won a plate of homemade candy! At the end of the day, the Ivie's could say "We had a great Halloween".